Beautiful man with brown eyes…

Beautiful man with brown eyes, what is it that you want from me?

I’ve caught your gracious gaze, a few times now

Why is it you won’t come to me?

Is it my unruly, unapologetic hair that bounces with every move?

Do my hips swaying in the blue light intimidate you?

Have you found something in my eyes too deep, too fierce, too intense, too Black, too much.

Are you captivated or bewitched?

Beautiful man with brown eyes, did a Higher Power send you, because I feel powerless in this moment. Are you a lesson? Are you a gift? 

Beautiful man with brown eyes, I know you

I mean, I think I do. I mean, I know I do. I mean, you feel so familiar

Maybe it’s your eyes,

like my ex, caring but distant

Maybe it’s your hands,

like my father, strong yet destructive

Maybe it’s Your lips, like the one I never kissed

Beautiful man with brown eyes, what is it that you want from me?

Do you sense that I crave

dark chocolate with intellectual conversations,

flowers on a random day, slow dancing in the living room,

long talks on the phone, a warm body, some body but not just anybody, some body who gets

Me

Be careful, don’t get too close. 

I can feel every hair on your arm as you pass me. I can feel your intentions. I can feel your questioning.

I can feel your urge to lean in, but you’re too afraid to fall.

Does fear keep you cemented to the ground?

Does intimidation keep you shackled against your will?

Beautiful man with brown eyes, I see your sadness. I think you see mine too

Our eyes continue to dance but our bodies never meet, our words never speak

It was nice to meet you, beautiful man with brown eyes.

May your courage meet your souls need to exhale